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Vatican Frescoes

Vatican Frescoes

    AFTER A WORK ATTRIBUTED TO RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)

    Moses presents the Tablets of the Law

    c.1853-76

    Albumen print | 13.6 x 17.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853561

    A photograph of a drawing, stated by Ruland (1876) to be in the Uffizi, Florence and described by him as a 'slight sketch' for the fresco 'Moses presents the Tabernacle of the Law' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the ninth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. The drawing is lettered 'P 2608'.

    • Creator(s)

      After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

    • Raffaelle / 2608

    • 13.6 x 17.3 cm (sheet of paper)

    • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Bible & Holy Scripture
              • Old Testament
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